Steven Spielberg is considering directing a Leonard Bernstein biopic after he finishes production on the as-yet untitled Indiana Jones 5.
Much like frequent Spielberg collaborator David Koepp is writing Indiana Jones 5, the West Side Story remake is being scripted by Spielberg’s Munich and Lincoln writer, Tony Kushner.
Clearly, the filmmaker has Bernstein on the brain right now; the composer also wrote the music for West Side Story, with Stephen Sondheim penning the lyrics.
The Leonard Bernstein biopic would be the less surprising pick for Spielberg, given his history of shooting period dramas right after big-budget projects.